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The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley will soon accept grant applications through an opportunity made possible by the Harry E. and Olive T. Barth Charitable Trust. The 2017 grant cycle will open August 14.
The Barth Charitable Trust, administered by Wesbanco Bank, Inc., seeks to make ann...

More than $200,000 in Scholarships Awarded to 147 Ohio Valley Students for 2017-18 Academic Year
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley held an ice cream social to honor awardees and thank donors. The gathering served as an opportunity for donors to meet the students who were awarded their ...

In light of recent damage caused by flash flooding on Sunday, July 23, the City of Wheeling is partnering with the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley to facilitate donations toward citywide flood cleanup and relief.
Checks of any amount can be made out to the Community Foundation for the Oh...

Over $30,000 was awarded to six organizations serving Marshall County communities, residents and visitors. The Chevron Community Fund, a component fund of The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is a strategic grant-making program funded by Chevron and administered by CFOV. The annou...

Retention efforts in the Ohio Valley continue to be the subject of conversation within government, business and community circles. The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) and its Civic Leaders Fellowship Program aims to showcase the area’s potential to those likely to start professio...

The Stealey Community Fund has announced its 2017-18 grant awards, which total $353,471 and will support 26 projects in the Middlebourne area.
The fund has made grant awards for more than 20 years, allocating more than $3 million since its inception. The Stealey Community Fund is administered b...

The Women’s Giving Circle announced grant awards totaling $49,827 to 14 organizations during a recognition event held on March 16.
The Women’s Giving Circle, a component fund of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, seeks to empower through philanthropy by making strategic, research...

The Tiffany Dlesk Spay/Neuter Clinic is the first organization to receive support from the newly established Joseph & Marilyn Fraker Animal Care Fund. The $7,400 grant, which is also being matched by a private foundation, will provide support for the expansion of spay and neuter services off...

Chevron and the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) are currently accepting applications for grants for the Chevron Community Fund, a strategic grantmaking program funded by Chevron and administered by CFOV.
The Chevron Community Fund was created by Chevron to direct philanthropic res...

The Stealey Community Fund will open the application process for the 2017-18 grant year on March 6.
The fund has been making grant awards in the Middlebourne area for the past 20 years, allocating more than $2 million since its inception. The Stealey Community Fund is administered by The Commun...

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) and its affiliate, the Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund, recently announced grant awards totaling $44,700 to 15 organizations supporting projects in Belmont County.
The Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund was created in 2013 by a group of landown...

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announced its Community Impact grant awards for 2017.
This year, 17 organizations have been awarded grants totaling $76,378. The Community Impact Fund continues to enhance Ohio Valley communities and improve the quality of life through assisting...

The Lee Ann Foundation, a component fund of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, received a generous gift from the Women of Greyhound Racing (WoGR) in support of the ongoing fight against breast cancer.
The $12,000 contribution was made possible by a variety of fundraising efforts th...

Twelve organizations in Sistersville and greater Tyler County area have been awarded grant funds totaling $131,757 from the Harry E. and Olive T. Barth Charitable Trust.
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley oversees the grant making process of the Trust, while WesBanco Bank, Inc. serves a...

Over $40,000 was awarded to seven organizations in or serving Marshall County. The Chevron Community Fund, a component fund of The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is a strategic grant-making program funded by Chevron and administered by CFOV. The announcement was made during an award...

Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announces 2017 scholarship applications are now available. Applications will be accepted through March 1, 2017 and are available online at www.cfov.org by clicking the Scholarships tab.
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Val...

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is pleased to announce the Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund (SGREF) is now accepting grant applications.
The Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund is an affiliate fund of CFOV and is comprised of Belmont County landowners and representatives of Ric...

Four organizations serving Wetzel County were awarded grants totaling $6,000 from the Wetzel County Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley. The announcement was made during a presentation held at the Wetzel County Chamber of Commerce to recognize grant recipients.
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The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is gearing up for a busy grant season as two large programs opened for application on September 19.
The Community Impact Fund, a competitive grant-making program funded through various unrestricted, field of interest and donor-advised funds of t...

Chevron and the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) are currently accepting applications for grants for the Chevron Community Fund, a strategic grant-making program funded by Chevron and administered by CFOV.
The Chevron Community Fund was created by Chevron to direct philanthropic re...

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley is pleased to announce a new grant opportunity made possible by the Harry E. and Olive T. Barth Charitable Trust. The Barth Charitable Trust, administered by Wesbanco Bank, Inc., seeks to make grants for use by non-profit organizations in West Virginia w...

We are proud to announce 113 deserving students will receive scholarship support from funds and donors of the Community Foundation. These students are the recipients of more than $150,000 in scholarships. Scholarships, like those managed at CFOV, play an important role in the educational experie...

The Wetzel County Fund, a component fund of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, welcomes grant applications from organizations that serve Wetzel County, West Virginia.
The Wetzel County Fund was designed to serve as a tool to help county residents, businesses and organizations realize t...

June 7, 2016, Wheeling, W.Va. – Over $45,000 was awarded to eleven organizations in or serving Marshall County. The Chevron Community Fund, a component fund of The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is a strategic grant-making program funded by Chevron and administered by CFOV. Th...

Summer vacation for most college students brings a reprieve from coursework, labs and deadlines. And for 20 area students, it also provides an opportunity to gain valuable hands-on experience in their chosen fields through paid internships.
The Civic Leaders Fellowship Program is a community lead...

Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is hosting a continuing education seminar for local legal and finance professionals. The seminar is scheduled for May 12 at Williams Golf & Country Club in Weirton from 12 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
“Social Enterprise and Charit...

April 4, 2016 – WHEELING, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley has officially announced the 3rd Annual Amazing Raise Ohio Valley. This community-wide, 24-hour online giving event will begin at 12:00 am on Tuesday, May 3rd and end at 11:59 pm. During the 24 hours, every dona...

Wheeling, W.Va. –The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) has announced grant awards totaling over $85,000 to nonprofit organizations in the Ohio Valley.
13 nonprofit organizations received grants from the annual Community Impact Fund grant program through the Community Foundation ...

The Stealey Community Fund has opened the application process for the 2016-17 grant year.
The fund has been making grant awards in the Middlebourne area for the past 19 years, allocating more than $2 million since its inception. The Stealey Community Fund is administered by The Community Founda...

Wheeling, W.Va. – Chevron and the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) are currently accepting applications for grants for the Chevron Community Fund, a strategic grant-making program funded by Chevron and administered by CFOV.
The Chevron Community Fund was created by Chevron to dir...

Wheeling, W.Va. –Nine organizations in or serving Belmont County have been awarded grants totaling over $49,000 through the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley and its affiliate, the Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund.
The Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund (SGREF) was created in 2013 by a g...

Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announces that 2016 scholarship applications are now available online at www.cfov.org/scholarships/. Applications will be accepted through March 1, 2016.
The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley administers over 60 scho...

Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announces applications are now available for the Civic Leaders Fellowship program. The program, now in its 4th year, seeks to expose our local youth to opportunities of employment in the Ohio Valley in an effort to retain them fo...

Dec. 3, 2015, Wheeling, W.Va. – Nine organizations in or serving Marshall County are recipients of grant awards totaling $50,000 from the Chevron Community Fund, a component fund of The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV). The Chevron Community Fund is a strategic grant-making progra...

Wheeling, WV – The Women’s Giving Circle announced grant awards totaling $53,549 to ten recipients during award recognition on Friday, November 20 at Youth Services Systems in Wheeling.
The Women’s Giving Circle (WGC), a component fund of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, makes ...

Wheeling, W.Va. –The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is currently accepting grant applications for the Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund. Nonprofit organizations in or serving Belmont County, Ohio are encouraged to apply.
The Smith-Goshen Rice Enrichment Fund (SGREF) was ...

Wheeling, W.Va. –The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) is currently accepting letters of intent for grants for the Community Impact Fund, a competitive grant-making program funded through various unrestricted, field of interest and donor-advised funds at the Foundation. This grant pr...

Wheeling, W.Va. – Chevron and the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) are currently accepting applications for grants for the Chevron Community Fund, a strategic grant-making program funded by Chevron and administered by CFOV.
The Chevron Community Fund was created by Chevron to dir...

Grant applications are now being accepted for the Women’s Giving Circle grant program through the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley. Please visit our website at www.cfov.org for details regarding the mission of the Giving Circle and their funding priorities.
The link to apply for a grant...

We are proud to announce nearly 150 deserving students will receive scholarship support from funds and donors of the Community Foundation. These students are the recipients of more than $200,000 in scholarships. Scholarships, like those managed at CFOV, play an important role in the educational expe...

Wheeling, W.Va. – Chevron and the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announce six recipients of grants from the Chevron Community Fund, a strategic grant-making program funded by Chevron and administered by the CFOV. The announcement was made during a recognition ceremony at Marshall ...

Wheeling, WV — The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley recently received reaccreditation with the nation’s highest standard for philanthropic excellence. National Standards for U.S. Community Foundations™ establish legal, ethical, effective practices for community foundations everywhere.
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Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) welcomes 17 area college students to the 2015 CFOV Civic Leaders Fellowship Program. The program, now in its third year, began on May 29 with orientation at the Community Foundation. The students began working at their host sites o...

The Stealey Community Fund has awarded grants totaling $225,610 for 19 projects this year to benefit the Middlebourne area.
The allocation will bring the total amount of grant awards to more than $2.5 million since the fund was endowed in 1998.
The largest beneficiary is the Middlebourne Parks...

Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley announced its Community Impact grant awards for 2015. The Foundation awarded a total of $66,549 through the Community Impact Grants Program to organizations within the Foundation’s eight county region of Hancock, Brooke, Ohio, Marshall,...

The Stealey Community Fund has opened the application process for 2015/2016 grants.
The Stealey Community Fund has been making grant awards in the Middlebourne area for the past 18 years, allocating more than $2 million since its inception. The fund is administered by the Community Foundation for...

Chevron and the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) are currently accepting applications for grants for the Chevron Community Fund, a strategic grant-making program funded by Chevron and administered by CFOV.
The Chevron Community Fund was created by Chevron to direct philanthropic re...

Civic Leaders Fellowship Program Accepting Applications
Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley announces that its online application for its Civic Leaders Fellowship summer employment program is open now for college aged students in its eight-county service region: Hancock,...

BARNESVILLE HIGH SCHOOL CLASS OF 1979 ESTABLISHES SCHOLARSHIP
December 15, 2014
For Immediate Release
Wheeling, WV – Beginning in the spring of 2015, academically accomplished students at Barnesville High School (BHS) will have the chance to apply for a new scholarship to attend one o...

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley is in search of two individuals to fill two positions – Development Director and Grants and Special Projects Administrator.
Development Director Job Description
Grants and Special Projects Administrator Job Description
Resumes including salary requir...

PRESS RELEASE
YOUTH ADVISORY COMMITTEE AWARDS GRANT TO LOCAL HEALTH CENTER
Steubenville, OH – The Jefferson County Youth Advisory Committee (YAC) announced today it will award a $1,000 grant to the Jefferson County Fourth Street Health Center in Steubenville. The Health Center will use the gra...

Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley will continue a Civic Leaders Fellowship Program during the summer of 2014 in partnership with the Parkersburg Area Community Foundation.
The Civic Leaders Fellowship Program will again be offering a college internship program for a nu...

PRESS RELEASE
January 28, 2014
WETZEL COUNTY COMMISSION MAKES GIFT TO AREA FUND
Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announced today the Wetzel County Commission will support the Wetzel County Area Fund with a gift of $5,000. The Wetzel County Area Fund will prov...

January 20, 2014 (Wheeling, WV) - The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley is now accepting applications for the Chevron Community Fund. Deadline to apply is March 21, 2014.
The Chevron Community Fund was created by Chevron to benefit nonprofit organizations serving Marshall Co...

Press Release
January 9, 2014
Community Foundation's 2014 Scholarship Applications Now Available
January 9, 2014, Wheeling - The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley's 2014 scholarship applications are now available online at www.cfov.org/scholarships/ and may be submitted until March 7, ...

Press Release
January 6, 2014
The Amazing Raise Ohio Valley will be May 6, 2014
Wheeling, WV - The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley is proud to announce The Amazing Raise Ohio Valley - an exciting, online giving event that will empower the people of the Ohio Valley to come together and...

PRESS RELEASE
January 2, 2014
For Immediate Release
Community Foundation to Facilitate Civic Leaders Fellowship Program
Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley will continue a Civic Leaders Fellowship Program during the summer of 2014 in partnership with the Parkersburg Are...

PRESS RELEASE
December 19, 2013
For Immediate Release
AFFILIATE FUND CREATED FOR THE BENEFIT OF BELMONT COUNTY OHIO
Partnership created between Smith Goshen Group, Rice Energy, & Community Foundation
Wheeling, WV ─ The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announced to...

PRESS RELEASE
December 5, 2013
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
AREA FUND CREATED IN WETZEL COUNTY TO BENEFIT LOCAL NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
Wheeling, WV – The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley (CFOV) announced today the establishment of the Wetzel County Area Fund to provide grantmaking ...

The following organizations have recently received a grant from the CFOV Community Impact Fund:
Augusta Levy Learning Center- for equipment for a snoezelen room project to give the children of Augusta Levy Learning Center a place where they can learn to regulate their senses in an either soothing...

Grant from Benedum Foundation will Provide Funding for College Interns
Wheeling, WV - The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley will initiate a Civic Leaders Fellowship Program during the summer of 2013 as a result of a grant received from the Claude Worthington Benedum Foundation.
The Ci...

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley today announced a partnership with Chevron for the purpose of strategic grantmaking in Marshall County, WV.
Chevron is contributing $50,000 to establish the Chevron Fund, to be managed by the Community Foundation. The Fund primarily will be focused o...

The deadline for current applications for the Chevron Fund is 5:00 p.m., May 15, 2013. Please see the guidelines and application below for more details.
Download the Chevron Fund Guidelines and Application

Women Empowering Women Through Philanthropy
The Women’s Giving Circle, a component fund of the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley, welcomes grant applications for organizations in Brooke, Ohio, Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler Counties in West Virginia and Belmont and Jefferson Counties in Ohio...

CFOV responds to the needs of organizations in our community. Those needs are great. The CFOV Community Impact Fund allows us to make grants and support initiatives that create jobs, train and educate the workforce, and help children. The Community Impact Fund has made over $700,000 in grants to su...

The Women’s Giving Circle at CFOV was recently awarded a Critical Impact and Spirit of Philanthropy award by the West Virginia Grantmakers organization. The WGC awards grants each year that positively impact the lives of women and girls in the Ohio Valley. This year, the WGC made two grants. ...

01/24/13 - This year, Stacy Greer’s fourth grade class at Woodsdale Elementary is studying the science behind the weather. They’re partnering with Meteorologist Jeff Oechslein and using a weather lab built on top of the school. The school has purchased the lab and has begun reporting on fore...

With the downturn in the economy, now is a great time to check the policy in your fund agreement with The Community Foundation. If your agreement is one that protects the principal, you may not be able to grant out as much from the fund as you have in recent years.
This is especially important fo...

Q. Can a Donor-Advised Fund satisfy a donor’s pledge?
No, a donor-advised fund should not satisfy a pledge made by a donor. If the pledge is a financial obligation of the donor (as many state courts have deemed pledges to be under a variety of circumstances), The Community Foundation’s satisf...

The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley Board of Trustees welcomed three new board members at the October Annual Meeting. New members include Jason Haswell of United Bank; Tulane Mensore, lawyer from Wetzel County; and Will Turani, of the Orrick Global Operations Center.

Regardless of who established an endowment fund, anyone can contribute to it. Below are the endowment funds of The Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley.
Lesley W. Galinski Endowment for Music & Art Fund
The Gabriel Project of West Virginia
Peterson Community Foundation
St. John the...

The recent downturn in the economy is big news across the country. But how is it affecting our local non-profit organizations? Organizations like the Salvation Army and the Soup Kitchen of Greater Wheeling are seeing an increase in the number of people that they serve while donations are on the decr...

Every six months, The Community Foundation has the opportunity to make discretionary grants to non-profit organizations making a difference in the foundation’s service area. Funds for distribution are limited. Keeping this in mind, the CFOV Distribution Committee carefully reviews grant applicatio...

Year-end is a great time for giving. When you make a donation by December 31 to The Community Foundation, you aren’t just giving money. You’re perpetuating your own values and maintaining or enhancing the quality of life for future generations of the region.
1. Talk to your advisor. Before ...

Media Statement by Steve Gunderson, President and CEO, Council on Foundations Council on Foundations, Arlington, VA
The action by the House and Senate in passage of the Financial Rescue Package (HR. 1424) is an important step in bringing stability to the nation’s overall financial syste...

Area high school students headed off to colleges, universities and technical schools this fall are taking more than $70,000 in scholarship grants with them, thanks to the 40 scholarship funds and programs of The Community Foundation. Scholarships in amounts ranging from $250 to $10,000 were awarded ...

The Council on Foundations praised the IRS recently for removing donor-advised funds from its annual “Dirty Dozen” List of Tax Scams. This is good news for philanthropy, which has long maintained that donor-advised funds are a key tool for stimulating philanthropic giving. The Council asked the ...

It’s hard to believe, but the Community Foundation for the Ohio Valley recently celebrated its 35th Anniversary! On November 13th, 2007, donors, board members, grantees, and the general public came together to celebrate this milestone at the Fort Henry Club in downtown Wheeling. Following a brief ...

Recent volatility in the stock market has some Community Foundation fund advisors thinking about the investment allocation for their fund. We would like to take this opportunity to discuss the Community Foundation’s investment policy, answer a few questions, and offer you some tips for wise fund a...

The Benedum Foundation has identified Oral Health as a serious issue in the state of West Virginia. Through West Virginia Grantmakers, the Benedum Foundation has created a grant program to combat this problem in the Mountain State.
Dental disease is the single most prevalent chronic childhood ...

With April designated as Autism Awareness Month, we thought it would be appropriate to highlight one of the agencies that the CFOV was able to fund last fall through the unrestricted grantmaking program–The Augusta Levy Learning Center.
The Augusta Levy Learning Center is the first intensive...

Ben Franklin was born in Boston on January 6, 1706. In 1788, he wrote, “I have sometimes almost wished it had been my destiny to be born two or three centuries hence.” Perhaps it was this thought that led him to set aside in his will, prior to his death in 1790 at the age of 84, $5,000 to be hel...